Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

AGEAS SA/NV

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

08 Mar 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

Ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,541,785

1.35%

1,487,500

0.79%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

277,256

0.15%

466,735

0.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,819,041

1.50%

1,954,235

1.04%

Class of relevant security:

Convertible Bond BE0933899800

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,750,000

0.93%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,750,000

0.93%

0

0.00%

Class of relevant security:

Convertible Bond XS0147484074

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

500,000

0.27%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

500,000

0.27%

0

0.00%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

Ordinary

Purchase

30,079

38.7869 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

13,416

38.7251 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

10,061

38.7408 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7,327

38.8751 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,631

38.9117 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,500

38.7503 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,429

38.8222 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,231

38.8901 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,230

38.7984 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,152

38.6811 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,028

38.6404 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,919

38.6744 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,782

38.9404 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,358

38.7517 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,038

38.7066 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,905

38.7488 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,825

38.9100 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,616

38.7188 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,394

38.8015 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,382

38.7734 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,331

38.7358 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,190

38.6515 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,134

38.8600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,128

38.8491 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

825

38.7387 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

808

38.7578 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

800

38.5933 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

765

38.7385 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

714

38.9149 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

687

38.7927 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

440

38.6979 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

430

38.9051 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

422

38.6764 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

355

38.7813 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

347

38.8058 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

255

38.8500 EUR

ADR

Purchase

250

42.5000 USD

Ordinary

Purchase

208

38.8117 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

202

38.8330 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

189

38.7909 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

85

38.9400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

65

38.5800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

61

38.9326 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

49

38.5700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

30

38.7800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

10

38.6650 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3

38.8642 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1

38.7600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

120,624

38.7463 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

15,078

38.7578 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14,669

38.8051 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

7,327

38.8751 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

6,708

38.7251 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

5,937

38.8471 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

5,778

38.7410 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,231

38.8901 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,798

38.7731 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,256

38.8491 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,356

38.9133 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,277

38.9742 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,196

38.7031 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

909

38.8608 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

838

38.8000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

825

38.7387 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

750

38.7329 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

717

38.7835 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

658

38.5470 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

629

38.7258 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

567

38.8600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

404

38.8330 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

400

38.5933 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

355

38.7813 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

279

38.8329 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

255

38.8500 EUR

ADR

Sale

250

42.5000 USD

Ordinary

Sale

224

38.8076 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

211

38.6764 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

194

38.9388 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

136

38.7488 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

130

38.5800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

105

38.8147 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

105

38.5700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

89

38.7732 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

57

38.8035 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

55

38.7861 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

28

38.8603 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

12

38.6458 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1

38.7600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1

38.9100 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

135,702

38.8931 EUR

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

347

38.8058 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

370

38.8700 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

371

38.8100 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

372

38.8150 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

652

38.8885 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

687

38.7927 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

765

38.7385 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

808

38.7578 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

903

38.6998 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,190

38.6515 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,331

38.7358 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,394

38.8015 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,616

38.7188 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,633

38.7488 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,869

38.7729 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,782

38.9404 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,919

38.6744 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,028

38.6404 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,152

38.6811 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,631

38.9117 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

38.6680 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

38.9100 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

38.5996 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

38.8316 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

38.8239 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10

38.6750 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

38.6461 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

38.8139 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17

38.8107 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25

38.8116 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38

38.8306 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55

38.7861 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56

38.5700 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58

38.7814 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65

38.5800 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

82

38.8156 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85

38.7851 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89

38.7732 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97

38.7032 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145

38.7037 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

179

38.8102 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

202

38.8301 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

228

38.7733 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

333

38.7729 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

370

38.8700 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

371

38.8100 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

372

38.8150 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

574

38.7835 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

954

38.7030 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,128

38.8441 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,277

38.9742 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,237

38.7731 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,669

38.8051 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

364

38.9078 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

38.8633 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

101

38.6900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

211

38.6764 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

374

38.7415 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

400

38.5933 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

471

38.7307 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,082

38.9150 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,723

38.6613 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,192

38.7474 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,079

38.7869 EUR

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

11 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213